Squaring the Circle in Descartes' Meditations: The Strong Validation of Reason

ISBN-13: 9781107420649 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 258 str.

Stephen I. Wagner

Opis

Providing an innovative reading of Descartes' Meditations, this book resolves the classic problem of the Cartesian Circle.

Spis treści

1. A proposal for achieving the strong validation of reason; 2. The experiential method of demonstration; 3. Meditation I - experiencing the causal power of the imagination; 4. Meditation II - experiencing the causal power of the intellect; 5. Meditation III - experiencing the causal power of God; 6. Meditation IV - eliminating error; 7. Meditation V - establishing the structure of science; 8. Conclusion.